For my 2016 writing project, I’ve decided to write a single line of poetry every day for an entire year. Below, is January’s poem. Enjoy!

 

A new blank page.

A chance to begin anew.

Fresh starts can be filled with fear.

They can also present hope misplaced.

Opportunities seem boundless, so calm the riot.

We have work to do.

 

Roll up your sleeves and attack the new year.

Attack with the force of guided truth.

Your force shall be your guide.

We are equipped to move mountains;

If only we believe it to be true.

 

The days ahead are your weapons.

Guard them with your life.

We are promised our fair share, but not tomorrow.

Remember that as you move forward.

 

I will be there to protect you.

Just call on me.

We will boldly go together;

Moving toward the dawn of a new day.

Always with the thought of what is possible before us.

Achieving and failing as we go.

Lessons learned as part of the human condition.

 

This, my friend, is the new year.

Don’t walk filled with daunting fear.

Walk with your head held high.

Fill it with hope.

Fill it with opportunity.

Fill it with all that you can be.

 

Soon, another month will be upon us.

By now, we’ve learned our time is short.

Don’t wait.

 

Be good to each other,

-Nathan